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to be effective
  1. 1 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for) — usu. 効く
  2. 2 to work, to function well — usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.
  3. 3 to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to
  4. 4 to taste (alcohol), to try
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • Do you have anything for a headache?

    sense 1 · to be effective

  • The brakes did not work.

  • The brake didn't work.

  • The medicine has worked.

  • Do you have anything for a cold?

    sense 1 · to be effective

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